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The Light Years

This detail-laden account of a turbulent, drug-dotted 1970s adolescence is quite an eye-opener.

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Review of ‘The Light Years’

There is a saying: If you remember the 1960s, you must not have been there. If you were, and went on to enjoy—or survive—their segue into the ’70s, Chris Rush’s mesmerizing memoir, The Light Years, may cause some fine flashbacks. But if you know those drug-addled days only by reputation and the sounds of their…

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